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Unemployment Insurance Tele-Town Hall

Join me and EDD Representative Ken Gomez LIVE for a Tele-Town Hall to discuss unemployment insurance. If you have questions please contact my district office at (310) 641-5410.

Swearing-In at Golden 1 Center

Monday, December 7, 2020

Assemblymember Kamlager and other members were sworn-in during a ceremony at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

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Crisis response to California's carceral state: One bill’s attempt to provide alternatives to policing

Friday, December 4, 2020

By Rose Houglet for The Indy

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Police groups back requiring college classes for recruits

Thursday, November 19, 2020

By Don Thompson for AP

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California organizations encompassing both police chiefs and rank-and-file officers proposed legislation Thursday in the wake of recent civil unrest that they said would raise standards for police recruiting and training while increasing diversity.

Prospective officers should have to complete college classes that the groups said would prepare them “to meet the expectations of a modern police force,” including courses on mental health, social services, psychology and communication.

It’s part of what Brian Marvel, president of the Peace Officers Research Association of California, said must be “a culture shift” not only within police ranks but in how officers are viewed by the public.

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Sex trafficked and imprisoned, California woman wins freedom after long fight

Friday, November 6, 2020

By Anita Chabria for the Los Angeles Times

SACRAMENTO — For Keiana Aldrich, freedom felt like sand between her toes.

Late Thursday night, after being released from the California Institution for Women after nearly a decade behind bars, the former sex trafficking victim dug her feet in the coastline at Huntington Beach, exhilaration hitting her like the waves coming on shore.

“It still feels unbelievable,” Aldrich, 25, said Friday morning, a breakfast burrito in her stomach. “So unreal.”

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Select Committee on Incarcerated Women

Thursday, October 29, 2020

The second Select Committee on Incarcerated Women analyzed the health and safety standards implemented in women's correctional facilities in our state. Panelists shared their personal and professional experiences in these types of facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Swearing-In at Golden 1 Center

Crisis response to California's carceral state: One bill’s attempt to provide alternatives to policing

Police groups back requiring college classes for recruits

Sex trafficked and imprisoned, California woman wins freedom after long fight

Select Committee on Incarcerated Women

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